Millennium Declaration
Millennium Declaration
The MDGs, mankind's attempt to create a better tomorrow
Since the
signing of the act in 2000, when the 189 nations leaders put their seal on a
new holistic perspective on the world through achieving the MDG’s, each year
the Secretary General presents a formal administrative report to the UN General
Assembly which shows the progress of the policies adopted. Currently two-thirds
of the developing countries are on track or close to meeting some of the MDG’s
factors, but within a slow pace and progressively. Still, there can be observed
grinding poverty and visible inequality in countries and regions of the globe
that need specific attention due to a cultural and political unstable
background. Furthermore nature’s ability to provide life-sustaining services,
on which we, as specie, depend our survival, is seriously affected by global
warming and day to day degraded activities.
Delfin Go, one of the World Bank’s lead economists emphasized in a sombre and
professional manner that “certain health and education outcomes are
disappointing, in part because spending has focused largely on increasing the
quantity of services, while not paying enough attention to quality.”
The MDG’s
offers a solid fulfilment and objective for the international community, a
reliable source of confidence towards a higher purpose, far from petty strife
or divergences. Still, the structure presented by the UN in 2000, to reach
everyone located in various places of the globe must take into consideration
the indigene cultural adversities, political background, religious beliefs,
national resources and education level. These are primarily the most important
agents, with all that they imply in intensity and diffusion, which the UN has
to face if they want to achieve the objectives by 2015. The UNDP states that if the MDG’s are achieved then the world poverty will reduce by
half, millions of lives will be saved and billions of people will have the
opportunity to benefit from the world economy basket.
Still, according to recent reports and the negative implications of the
economic crisis, the predictions are not looking well for the current global
mission of improving the quality of life. Policies, plans, strategies of
development and interventions of the state, international organizations, ONG’s
and recently major corporations represent the vast force that encourage the
need to achieve the MDG’s despite the obstacles during the process. Each goal
was formulated to support to others and thus create the proper incentive
towards progress and fast positive results. Multi-disciplinary visions and
coordination programs among various implementing corporations, agencies and
organisations are vital in ensuring the progress of the global civil society.
Many specialists strongly underline the role of education within the entire set
of MDG’s because trained people can understand the importance of developing
strategies which can improve the perspective of personal and communal success.
Development
as a whole is a complex and unstable process, with various phases of
accomplishment and failure. In the present there are people who criticize the
universal solution proposed through the MDG’s by the UN and backed by UNICEF
and UNESCO, referring to the neglecting of the local acceptance. Furthermore it
is important to put into the equation the weight of globalisation towards
helping countries reach the MDG’s. The current motto sustained by the
international economic Forum “A new world is possible” seems to reunite the
premise of a fluid globalisation process which surfaces pertinent and efficient
strategies capable of improving the development rhythm. It is easy to
understand why Joseph E. Stieglitz stated that “the MDG’s reflect the positive
influence of globalisation and its ability to promote democracy and human
values around the world.”
Globalisation presents great opportunities through major corporations who
desire to share their expertise and profit to affected areas of the world. This
reality is a result of a dynamic process of transparency related to people’s
suffering, needs and future. The United Nations, through the MDG’s wanted to
uphold the common humanity in all its diversity and thus ensure a global heart
beating for the next generation. Today, globalisation is regarded as the key
engine of nations and states around the world which implement programs to
maintain a suitable progress within their development in various segments of
industry.
The
vulnerability of the Millennium Development goals come also in the light of the
current economic crisis which, in various forms and intensities, presents
distinct limiting factors when it comes to financial aid, essential in
implementing pro efficient policies. Still, an important number of sociologists
believe that the current economic growing limitation has a subtle beneficial
set of effects on the human development making groups of people become more
present, more active in acknowledging the global issues and developing the
prospects viable to remedy situations fast. We have to take into consideration
that such theories on the human nature and its connection with the outgoing
civil society are under debate, many of the studies being in progress.
The psycho-social human mentality, implicitly the capacity to be present in the
world, which is respected in various degrees by the economic community
nowadays,represents a significant aid in the current projections patters on the
UN concerning the progress of the MDG’s.
Still, in the absence of powerful and continuous efforts, many states risk
missing one or more of the targets by 2015 due to their absence in the
intellectual programming system.
Unfortunately the challenges are vast and the
obstacles seem to appear in the shadow of the current economic instability.
Approximately 40% of the 6.5 billion people of world live in poverty, with an
increase of 36% since 1981 with a significant increase in Africa where the
percentage of the population that lives in extreme poverty has grown from 164
million to 316 million.
It is no surprise to see that the states of Africa present disturbing figures
in the achievement of the MDG’s in comparison with other countries. Furthermore
one of the most important obstacles registered among the poor or underdeveloped
countries, struggling to achieve the MDG’s are the feeling of insecurity and
permanent weakness present in the mentality of individuals without money. A
study entitled Voices of the Poor, done at the World Bank on 60.000 women and
men from underdeveloped countries showed that insecurity and social instability
limits the prospects of natural progress, economically, socially and political.
